stone walls frame
old monkish dormitories
left to the lichen
low doorways, tiny cells,
and silent contemplation
Copyright Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading
Haunts of Ennis Abbey
In the Flow
memories flash,
silver fish in the shallows
river-cold then gone
Copyright 2023 Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading
Layers of Light
clouds on Mount Greylock,
ever-changing layers of
dark and light
Copyright 2023 Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading
Lonely in San Diego
lonely stretches
of shorn grass except high up,
birds
Copyright 2023 Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading
Together by the Tree
out of the rain and snow,
laughing away long dark days
beside the tree
Copyright 2023 Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading
Happy New Year!
the cold arrives like
Sangria on ice,
now where’s the guacamole?
Copyright 2022 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: Last poem of the year, and it seems like a day to break the rules. So there the haiku rules go, right out the window, woo-hoo! Happy New Year!!
I went to see Six today, and it was great. Loved it.
Snug and Cozy
snug and cozy
despite the gales of winter,
family and friends:
carols, games, laughter and fun,
serious thoughts left behind
Copyright 2022 Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading
Sunset in the Skies
Do you see the moon?
the moon, the mountains
the misty light at sunset,
is this why birds fly?
Copyright 2022 Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading
Goldenrod After Rainfall
Mount Greylock, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
wringing out
a rain-soaked t-shirt,
my son smiles
Copyright 2022 Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading
Rain over Mount Greylock
unescapable
dramatic tide of dark clouds,
the first drop falls
Copyright 2022 Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading
Abandoned at the Railyard
still sidecars
no schedule or passengers,
just ghost conductors
Copyright 2022 Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading
Tear Down This Wall
no matter how grand
every wall falls to wind, storm
and time
Copyright 2022 Brenda Davis Harsham Continue reading
Friendly Fairy Tales 